Poll: Majority Of Republicans Believes Health Reform Bill Will Force Elderly To Decide When To Die

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Okay, forget about that poll from yesterday finding nearly half believe health care reform will empower government to withhold medical care from the elderly. This one is even whackier.

I've now obtained a new poll that finds a majority of Republicans believe the health care reform bill will force old people to decide in advance how and when they meet their maker.

The new poll, to be released later this morning, was sent my way by the Indiana University Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research, and here's a chart of this key finding (click to enlarge):

The poll finds that 53% of Republicans believe that "the government will require the elderly to make decisions about how and when they will die." By contrast, only 31% of independents and 14% of Democrats believe this, according to this poll of 600 adults nationwide.

Note the word "require." A majority of Republicans believes that the health care reform will force old people to decide in advance "how and when they will die." This is far more out there than anything we've seen polled before.

This goes even farther than Sarah Palin, who famously said that Obama's death panels would be empowered to decide whether people "are worthy of health care." This poll, by contrast, asked about the ultimate real fever swamp theory: That health care reform would empower government to force people to pick a date for their rendevous with destiny.

A majority of Republicans believes this. And, disturbingly, nearly a third overall, or 31%, believe it, too.

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/republic...de-when-to-die/

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

So, it's not true?

[Lansbury 19]

I've now obtained a new poll that finds a majority of Republicans believe the health care reform bill will force old people to decide in advance how and when they meet their maker.

Once upon a time the majority of people believed the world was flat and you could sail off the end

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I've now obtained a new poll that finds a majority of Republicans believe the health care reform bill will force old people to decide in advance how and when they meet their maker.

Once upon a time the majority of people believed the world was flat and you could sail off the end

No, it's not flat. There are mountains, and valleys, and such. I can tell. I live in California, and it's anything but flat here.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

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[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Steven, do you get links from the DNC each morning telling you what inanity to post here everyday? Or do you find this inanity on your own?

Its all instinct.

[Ban Hammer 13,369]

Steven, do you get links from the DNC each morning telling you what inanity to post here everyday? Or do you find this inanity on your own?

[luckytxn 2,264]

Wonder why they think so in the first place.

[HannahP 119]

Meh. Frankly, as a healthcare provider, I'd be happy if the terminally ill would decide to just die.

You get so many full-code patients who should be DNR. The only reason is that the family cannot let go. So you have grandma, who eats and shits and breathes through a tube, who lives in a nursing home for DECADES like this (of course you're not visiting her)...they slowly get worse and worse. Eventually they die, but only after we throw everything at them.

All paid by Medicaid, of course.

Keep that in mind, repubs, next time you decide that you want your demented 98 year-old grandma to live forever. lol.

[Ban Hammer 13,369]

Meh. Frankly, as a healthcare provider, I'd be happy if the terminally ill would decide to just die.

You get so many full-code patients who should be DNR. The only reason is that the family cannot let go. So you have grandma, who eats and shits and breathes through a tube, who lives in a nursing home for DECADES like this (of course you're not visiting her)...they slowly get worse and worse. Eventually they die, but only after we throw everything at them.

All paid by Medicaid, of course.

Keep that in mind, repubs, next time you decide that you want your demented 98 year-old grandma to live forever. lol.

so only relatives of republicans live that long?

[HannahP 119]

Meh. Frankly, as a healthcare provider, I'd be happy if the terminally ill would decide to just die.

You get so many full-code patients who should be DNR. The only reason is that the family cannot let go. So you have grandma, who eats and shits and breathes through a tube, who lives in a nursing home for DECADES like this (of course you're not visiting her)...they slowly get worse and worse. Eventually they die, but only after we throw everything at them.

All paid by Medicaid, of course.

Keep that in mind, repubs, next time you decide that you want your demented 98 year-old grandma to live forever. lol.

so only relatives of republicans live that long?

Maybe.

But my point is that currently repubs tend to be like "rationing healthcare oMG!!!" whilst most libs, and most healthcare providers, would prefer it.

Plus, as a republican, it's a hypocrisy to be against public healthcare but for keeping gramma on medicaid forever.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Meh. Frankly, as a healthcare provider, I'd be happy if the terminally ill would decide to just die.

You get so many full-code patients who should be DNR. The only reason is that the family cannot let go. So you have grandma, who eats and shits and breathes through a tube, who lives in a nursing home for DECADES like this (of course you're not visiting her)...they slowly get worse and worse. Eventually they die, but only after we throw everything at them.

All paid by Medicaid, of course.

Keep that in mind, repubs, next time you decide that you want your demented 98 year-old grandma to live forever. lol.

so only relatives of republicans live that long?

Maybe.

But my point is that currently repubs tend to be like "rationing healthcare oMG!!!" whilst most libs, and most healthcare providers, would prefer it.

Plus, as a republican, it's a hypocrisy to be against public healthcare but for keeping gramma on medicaid forever.

Hypocrisy from the Right Wingers? Say it ain't so. Shocking.

[HannahP 119]

Meh. Frankly, as a healthcare provider, I'd be happy if the terminally ill would decide to just die.

You get so many full-code patients who should be DNR. The only reason is that the family cannot let go. So you have grandma, who eats and shits and breathes through a tube, who lives in a nursing home for DECADES like this (of course you're not visiting her)...they slowly get worse and worse. Eventually they die, but only after we throw everything at them.

All paid by Medicaid, of course.

Keep that in mind, repubs, next time you decide that you want your demented 98 year-old grandma to live forever. lol.

so only relatives of republicans live that long?

Maybe.

But my point is that currently repubs tend to be like "rationing healthcare oMG!!!" whilst most libs, and most healthcare providers, would prefer it.

Plus, as a republican, it's a hypocrisy to be against public healthcare but for keeping gramma on medicaid forever.

Hypocrisy from the Right Wingers? Say it ain't so. Shocking.

Meh, it happens on both sides. The hypocrisy happens from the right who would gladly pull the plug on the poor but probably would not on their grandmas

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Meh. Frankly, as a healthcare provider, I'd be happy if the terminally ill would decide to just die.

You get so many full-code patients who should be DNR. The only reason is that the family cannot let go. So you have grandma, who eats and shits and breathes through a tube, who lives in a nursing home for DECADES like this (of course you're not visiting her)...they slowly get worse and worse. Eventually they die, but only after we throw everything at them.

All paid by Medicaid, of course.

Keep that in mind, repubs, next time you decide that you want your demented 98 year-old grandma to live forever. lol.

so only relatives of republicans live that long?

Maybe.

But my point is that currently repubs tend to be like "rationing healthcare oMG!!!" whilst most libs, and most healthcare providers, would prefer it.

Plus, as a republican, it's a hypocrisy to be against public healthcare but for keeping gramma on medicaid forever.

Hypocrisy from the Right Wingers? Say it ain't so. Shocking.

Meh, it happens on both sides. The hypocrisy happens from the right who would gladly pull the plug on the poor but probably would not on their grandmas

So, the left really does hate old people? Now I am confused.

[HannahP 119]

Meh. Frankly, as a healthcare provider, I'd be happy if the terminally ill would decide to just die.

You get so many full-code patients who should be DNR. The only reason is that the family cannot let go. So you have grandma, who eats and shits and breathes through a tube, who lives in a nursing home for DECADES like this (of course you're not visiting her)...they slowly get worse and worse. Eventually they die, but only after we throw everything at them.

All paid by Medicaid, of course.

Keep that in mind, repubs, next time you decide that you want your demented 98 year-old grandma to live forever. lol.

so only relatives of republicans live that long?

Maybe.

But my point is that currently repubs tend to be like "rationing healthcare oMG!!!" whilst most libs, and most healthcare providers, would prefer it.

Plus, as a republican, it's a hypocrisy to be against public healthcare but for keeping gramma on medicaid forever.

Hypocrisy from the Right Wingers? Say it ain't so. Shocking.

Meh, it happens on both sides. The hypocrisy happens from the right who would gladly pull the plug on the poor but probably would not on their grandmas

So, the left really does hate old people? Now I am confused.

Yes, we want your old people to die. But only if they're demented, stroke-induced, eating/shitting/pissing/breathing through a tube type. Y'know, the grandparent that you never visit anyway. Until they're dying.